P-663H-51 User’s Guide
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DNS Setup
This chapter describes how to configure DNS settings.
12.1 DNS Server Address
DNS (Domain Name System) maps a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice
versa. The DNS server is extremely important because without it, you must know the IP
address of a computer before you can access it. The DNS server addresses you enter when you
set up DHCP are passed to the client machines along with the assigned IP address and subnet
mask.
There are two ways that an ISP disseminates the DNS server addresses.
• The ISP tells you the DNS server addresses, usually in the form of an information sheet,
when you sign up. If your ISP gives you DNS server addresses, enter them DNS server
screen.
• Some ISPs choose to disseminate the DNS server addresses using the DNS server
extensions of IPCP (IP Control Protocol) after the connection is up. If your ISP did not
give you explicit DNS servers, chances are the DNS servers are conveyed through IPCP
negotiation. The ZyXEL Device supports the IPCP DNS server extensions through the
DNS proxy feature.
The ZyXEL Device acts as a DNS proxy when the
Primary
and
Secondary
DNS Server
fields are left blank in the
LAN Setup
screen.
Please note that DNS proxy works only when the ISP uses the IPCP DNS server
extensions. It does not mean you can leave the DNS servers out of the DHCP setup under
all circumstances. If your ISP gives you explicit DNS servers, make sure that you enter
their IP addresses in the
LAN Setup
screen.
12.2 DNS Setup
Click
Advanced Setup > DNS > DNS Server
to open the following
screen.
Summary of Contents for P-663H-51
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Page 23: ...23 PART I Introduction Introducing the ZyXEL Device 25 Introducing the Web Configurator 31 ...
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Page 140: ...Chapter 23 Save Reboot and Logout P 663H 51 User s Guide 140 ...
Page 141: ...141 PART IV Troubleshooting and Specifications Troubleshooting 143 Product Specifications 147 ...
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